The distance from Amber City to the capital city of Glory is not far, and Benjamin can fly at high speed to reach the royal palace of Carretus in just over an hour. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

However, he still has to take someone with him, so the speed is naturally slowed down a lot.

"Are you sure?" said in mid-air, Benjamin turned to Miles with a serious face, "Does the King really want to see me, rather than set a trap for me?"

Miles nodded, "Believe me, the king is also very troubled by the church. ”

Benjamin's tone was a little disdainful: "Can ...... Didn't he find the church himself?"

"yes. Miles continued, "But people make mistakes. The king realized that little by little he was becoming a puppet of the Church, losing power from his hands, so he regretted it. ”

When Benjamin heard this, he fell into deep thought and said nothing.

When Miles told him that it was the king who wanted to see him, he was stunned. There is no doubt that the king turned to the church. At the same time, he was surprised that Miles was actually working for the king of Carretus.

Still, he chose to go to Glory.

The situation of Carretus is too confusing, he is an outsider, and it is difficult to keep up with the rhythm without running to the capital. Besides, looking at Miles' appearance, he shouldn't really have malicious intentions towards him, otherwise he would just do it, why are you still going around and around?

Then, the other party finally explained the situation in China to Benjamin.

The Church has begun to assassinate mages - this is very alarming news. After all, it was the king who brought in the church, and they were even more unscrupulous in their actions. As for the mages of Caritus, from the very beginning, under the deliberate guidance of the king and the church, they were little by little excluded from secular affairs.

For example, firing all officially hired mages, sowing discord among mage groups, and spreading rumors that mages should not be involved in the world of ordinary people. In the end, Aldrich's death became a great help to the church.

They directly used this as an excuse to seal off all the branches of the Masonic Masonic Society in the country, execute many mages, and have more contact with the mages in the business and political circles, creating an atmosphere that "these mages may also be spies".

Affected by this atmosphere, coupled with the arrest of the Mage Freemasonry that originally advertised neutrality and neatness, the mages in China were disheartened. As a result, they really slowly withdrew from the mainstream view of Caritus, and they all hid in the mountains, ignoring the world, and devoted themselves to studying their magic.

Hearing this, Benjamin couldn't help but shake his head.

The mages here are too simple, aren't they?

Away from the town and hiding in the mountains, what is the difference between that and the situation in the Kingdom of Hori? Before the church officially began to hunt down, they couldn't wait to set up a "silent academy"?

However, Myers gave this answer:

"There are also those who are not pure, but they have been secretly disposed of by the church before they have time to do something. The rest of the mages didn't understand the situation, or were a little scared, and finally went with the crowd and hid away from the city. ”

When Benjamin heard this, he finally realized the seriousness of the problem.

In a way, the church has completed more than half of the process of turning Carretus into the kingdom of Horry.

With some strength in the shadows, they let the mage withdraw from public view on his own. Next, they just need to quietly spread bad news about the mage, create public opinion little by little, and brainwash the people. Slowly, magic will really be labeled as demons, and when the time comes, the mages will not be able to come back if they want to.

Then, without the opposing mages, the church could stand in front of the stage, and no one could stop them.

Thinking of this, Benjamin sighed.

Unexpectedly, after using violent repression and confrontation, the church is now trying this strategy of "boiling frogs in warm water" again. And best of all, they did it successfully!

Benjamin felt like he was late.

According to Myers, this layout has been going on in secret for six or seven years since the king took refuge in the church. That is, their progress bar has reached more than eighty percent, and at this time, Benjamin has just arrived here.

In an instant, the pressure of the mountain fell on his shoulders.

"But...... The king has fallen to the church, and now he has a different heart. Isn't he afraid that the church will retaliate against him?" asked Benjamin, who had been flying silently for an unknown amount of time, before finally coming back from his thoughts.

"I'm afraid, so I have to do it secretly. Miles replied, "Over the past few years, the Church has been busy dealing with mages in Caritus, and not much else has penetrated into other areas. As a result, the king still holds real power and is not fully controlled by the Church. ”

When Benjamin heard this, he thought about it and said, "...... So, he needs a guy who can make trouble for the church in the open, so that he can find time to quietly stab the church in the back?"

Miles nodded, "That's it." ”

Benjamin turned his head back and hummed unpleasantly.

If so, it would be nice to work with the king. After all, the church has progressed to this point, and without some external help, it is difficult for Benjamin to stop the progress bar from reaching the last ten percent.

But...... Can the king really help him?

Regardless of the fact that the king was falling back and forth like grass on the wall, the church had been in business here for so many years, how could he have done only one thing to deal with the mage?

Don't forget, when the empire was divided, the eldest prince was the most defeated. obviously has the status of the eldest son, but ends up with the worst result, which is enough to prove that his ability is not very good.

Working with such a person, even if it is the head of a country, Benjamin has to worry about the possibility of his pig teammates dragging his feet.

But...... Let's talk about it when we see it.

Benjamin shook his head, putting the thoughts behind him. There is no need to be so pessimistic, now that he has a strong potential ally in front of him, this is a matter of good fortune anyway.

If there is a problem, it can be solved slowly after that, and he must not lose confidence at the beginning.

Thinking like this, the pressure in Benjamin's heart eased slightly.

Suddenly, another thought crossed his mind.

"That's right. He spoke again, solemnly, "As we entered Carretus and left the grassland, we encountered three thieves who were following us. The church may have realized my presence. ”

"Oh, you said those three. Miles, however, looked indifferent and said, "They are my friends, and I have commissioned them to find you, not from the church." ”

“......”

Benjamin was speechless for a moment.

Those three sneaky guys are actually their own people?

"Why? is that strange?" Miles explained as a matter of course, "I heard about Fredon and guessed that you would leave there and come to Carretus, so I found a few trusted friends and squatted out of the prairie to find a way to get in touch with you." ”

Benjamin said helplessly: "But at that time, they only followed from a distance, and did not show any ally. ”

"You're dressed as a caravan, and they're not sure. Miles replied, "And then you are so vigilant again, and as soon as my friends have been identified and want to tell you the situation, you fly away from under his nose." At that time, they were all dying. I haven't been able to find any trace of you since then, and I'm dying of headaches. ”

Hearing this, Benjamin was speechless for a moment, and could only spread his hands innocently and said, "...... Blame me?"